Petrozavodsk: Gateway to Karelia and Lake Onega
Petrozavodsk, the capital of the Republic of Karelia, is one of the most appealing cities in north-west Russia — a relaxed university…
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Russia
Explore the best of Russia: sights, culture, routes and travel tips from PenguFly, plus cheap flights to plan an unforgettable trip to Russia.
The Lena Pillars: Yakutia’s Riverside Rock Giants
The Lena Pillars are one of the great natural wonders of Siberia — a wall of towering rock spires rising straight from…
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St Petersburg
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood — formally the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ — is the most instantly…
Gelendzhik: A Sheltered Bay on the Russian Black Sea
Gelendzhik is one of the most popular resorts on Russia's Black Sea coast, tucked around a near-enclosed bay in the Krasnodar region…
Sochi: The Top 10 Sights, from Beaches to Ski Slopes
Sochi is Russia's great all-in-one resort: a long subtropical strip on the Black Sea backed, within an hour's drive, by the high…
Lake Baikal: The Oldest and Deepest Lake on Earth
Lake Baikal, in southern Siberia, is one of the natural wonders of the world. It is the oldest lake on earth at…
Kaliningrad: Königsberg’s Legacy on the Baltic
Kaliningrad is unlike anywhere else in Russia. A Baltic exclave cut off from the rest of the country, it was, until 1945,…
Kazan: Where Russia and Tatar Culture Meet
Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, is one of Russia's most distinctive cities — the place where Orthodox Russia and…
Arkhangelsk: Russia’s Historic Gateway to the Arctic
Arkhangelsk lies roughly a thousand kilometres north of Moscow, where the Northern Dvina spills into the White Sea, and for centuries it…
Saint Petersburg: The Essential Sights
Saint Petersburg, spread across the delta of the Neva, is Russia's imperial capital in all but name — a planned city of…
Yaroslavl: The Golden Ring’s Great Volga City
Yaroslavl is the grandest of the Golden Ring towns north-east of Moscow, and one of the oldest cities in Russia — founded,…
Anapa: Russia’s Sunny Black Sea Family Resort
Anapa sits at the north-western end of Russia's Black Sea coast, where the Caucasus foothills meet the steppe, and it is one…